New York Word Search
Play a New York word search free online. We built the 12-word list around landmarks, neighborhoods, and local flavor, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN, BROADWAY, HUDSON, EMPIRE, LIBERTY, SUBWAY, KNICKS, YANKEES, METS, QUEENS, BRONX.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
New York word list, defined
- MANHATTAN /mænˈhætən/ · proper noun; noun
- Manhattan is a borough and island of New York City, bounded principally by the Hudson and East rivers. The word also names a classic cocktail made with rye or bourbon whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters.
- BROADWAY /ˈbrɔːd.weɪ/ · noun
- A broadway is a wide street or thoroughfare, especially the principal or widest road in a town. Capitalized as Broadway, it refers specifically to the famous avenue in New York City and, by extension, to the American commercial theater centered there. Related: thoroughfare, avenue, boulevard, highway.
- EMPIRE /ˈɛmpaɪər/ · noun
- An extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state. More broadly, a large commercial or political organization dominated by one person or group. Related: dominion, realm, kingdom, dynasty.
- LIBERTY /ˈlɪbər.ti/ (US); /ˈlɪbəti/ (UK) · noun
- Freedom from undue or oppressive control, especially the legally or politically protected right to act, think, or speak as one wishes. It can also mean permission to do something. Related: freedom, independence, autonomy, self-rule.
- SUBWAY /ˈsʌbweɪ/ · noun
- In American English, an urban railway that runs underground, though some of its routes may be above ground. In British English, a passage beneath a street or building for pedestrians. Related: underground, metro, tube.
- KNICKS /knɪks/ · plural noun
- Small miscellaneous items or possessions; odds and ends. Related: odds and ends, bits and pieces, belongings, effects.
- YANKEES /ˈjæŋkiːz/ · noun
- The members, supporters, or team collectively of the New York Yankees; more broadly and historically, people from the northern United States, especially New England. Related: Bronx Bombers, New Yorkers, Northerners, New Englanders.
- QUEENS /kwɪːnz/ · noun
- The plural form of queen, referring to female monarchs, royal consorts, or, in figurative and specialized contexts, women of exceptional status or importance. It can also refer to queens in chess, female reproductive bees, and colloquially to powerful women or drag performers. Related: monarchs, sovereigns, empresses, royal women.
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